Cycle route along the Amsterdam Canal District
Amsterdam, Badhoevedorp, Lijnden
Amsterdam from above is like a puzzle of houses and water. On this cycle route, you will cycle through the green polders around Amsterdam and follow the water to the recognisable canals in the city centre. Amsterdam originated, how could it be otherwise, on the Amstel river. Trade went well in Amsterdam and more and more merchants wanted to settle in the city. Soon there was no room left in the inner city and a new outskirts was built outside the outer wall. To give all the rich people a nice canal house with space, they built in a crescent. This allowed rectangular plots to be formed where the merchants could live by the canals. Not only beautiful but also practical to transport their goods. On the smaller canals across, artisans lived on smaller plots. As you cycle along the canals, look around carefully. The impressive canal houses almost all still have a beam at the top of house. This allowed them to easily lift goods and store them in the right places. Over the years, as prosperity increased, so did the canal houses. At the canal museum, dive further into history and discover the great biodiversity of these Amsterdam waterways. The ring of canals is not the only watery thing you visit. You also pass the Lynden and Halfweg pumping stations. These pumping stations were used to drain the Haarlemmermeer. They are no longer used, but are still a feast for the eyes. Start your route at TOP Halfweg and discover the Amsterdam Canal District by bike.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Zijkanaal F Oost 15, 1165 LX Haarlemmermeer | 37 KM | |
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From
26
to
27
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1121 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Zijkanaal F Oost | 469 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wethouder Rijkeboerweg | 336 M | ||
| Turn left onto Teding van Berkhoutweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dubbele Buurt | 267 M | ||
| Turn left onto Amsterdamsestraatweg | 43 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
32
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4498 M | 4.5 KM | |
| Head east on Amsterdamsestraatweg | 267 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Simonsstraat | 196 M | ||
| Turn left onto Mientekade | 33 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Osdorperweg | 42 M | ||
| Turn right onto Remisepad | 71 M | ||
| Turn right onto Remisepad | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right | 9 M | ||
| Continue onto Zwanenburger fiets brug | 42 M | ||
| Turn left | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lijnderdijk | 127 M | ||
| Turn left | 253 M | ||
| Turn right | 165 M | ||
| Turn left | 494 M | ||
| Turn right | 260 M | ||
| Turn left onto IJweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
78
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3015 M | 3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Rijksweg A5 pad | 3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
75
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4429 M | 4.4 KM | |
| Head south on Rijksweg A5 pad | 119 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdweg | 66 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 215 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoofdweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Akerdijk | 290 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdweg | 76 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hoofdweg | 294 M | ||
| Continue straight | 86 M | ||
| Turn right | 134 M | ||
| Make a sharp right | 256 M | ||
| Continue onto Ookmeerweg | 105 M | ||
| Turn right | 124 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
79
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2592 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast | 37 M | ||
| Continue onto Zwarte Pad | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 761 M | ||
| Turn left onto P. Hans Frankfurthersingel | 262 M | ||
| Turn right onto Akersluis | 432 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
to
26
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21331 M | 21.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Langsom | 45 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 783 M | ||
| Turn right | 57 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 912 M | ||
| Turn right | 48 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Plesmanlaan | 851 M | ||
| Continue straight | 254 M | ||
| Turn left | 899 M | ||
| Continue onto Heemstedestraat | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heemstedestraat | 339 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westlandgracht | 371 M | ||
| Continue right onto Theophile de Bockstraat | 44 M | ||
| Turn right | 87 M | ||
| Turn left | 7 M | ||
| Turn right | 80 M | ||
| Continue onto Theophile de Bockstraat | 439 M | ||
| Continue straight | 29 M | ||
| Continue onto Vondelpark | 2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 38 M | ||
| Continue onto Hein Donnerbrug | 25 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1 M | ||
| Continue onto Max Euweplein | 111 M | ||
| Turn right onto Weteringschans | 266 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Weteringschans | 539 M | ||
| Turn left | 213 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koningsplein | 139 M | ||
| Turn left onto Singel | 131 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Singel | 1.3 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 44 M | ||
| Turn left | 10 M | ||
| Continue onto Haarlemmersluis | 7 M | ||
| Continue straight | 20 M | ||
| Continue onto Haarlemmerstraat | 892 M | ||
| Continue straight | 154 M | ||
| Continue onto Willemsbrug | 32 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nassauplein | 121 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westerpark | 34 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brettenpad (G200) | 409 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Brettenpad (G200) | 2.4 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 15 M | ||
| Continue straight | 122 M | ||
| Continue straight | 38 M | ||
| Continue straight | 47 M | ||
| Continue straight | 357 M | ||
| Turn left | 115 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spaarnwouderdijk | 171 M | ||
| Keep right onto Spaarnwouderdijk | 215 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Brettenpad | 640 M | ||
| Turn left onto Seineweg | 45 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brettenpad | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Seineweg | 53 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brettenpad | 590 M | ||
| Continue straight | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Brettenpad | 187 M | ||
| Continue straight | 120 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Brettenpad | 590 M | ||
| Continue straight | 89 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.6 KM | ||
| Continue onto Brettenpad | 347 M | ||
| Continue straight | 34 M | ||
| Turn left onto Daveren | 502 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dubbele Buurt | 783 M | ||
| Keep right onto Dubbele Buurt | 211 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Boezempad | 321 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M |